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Life Care Center of the South Shore
309 Driftway Box 830, Scituate, MA 02066 · Plymouth County · (781) 544-7210
117 certified beds, about 93 residents a day · For profit - Corporation · Medicare and Medicaid since 1985
CMS high performing icon Certified for Medicaid Certified for Medicare
Overall
5 of 5
Health inspections
4 of 5
Staffing
4 of 5
Quality measures
5 of 5
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 225282 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
The record in brief
At its most recent standard inspection, on April 21, 2026, inspectors cited 4 health deficiencies (the Massachusetts average is 6.8, the national average 9.2).
None of its 11 health citations since January 2024 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
CMS lists no fines against this home in the last three years.
Nurses and nurse aides worked 3.97 hours per resident per day, against 3.86 across Massachusetts and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.72 of those hours.
40.0% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Massachusetts average 38.2%).
CMS links it to Life Care Centers of America, an affiliated group of 194 nursing homes.
Health inspections
Federal rules call for a standard inspection at least every 15 months, plus a visit whenever a complaint is filed. Each mark below is one citation, colored by how serious inspectors rated it. How to read a citation.
Under each citation, the quoted text is the inspector's own summary from the federal statement of deficiencies (CMS form 2567), word for word apart from a privacy scrub; CMS removes residents' and staff names before it publishes the text. The full notes are on Medicare.gov.
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404/24
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404/26
Potential for minimal harm Potential for more than minimal harm Actual harm Immediate jeopardy Found on a complaint visit
Where its citations fall on CMS's grid
CMS rates every citation by how much harm it caused (rows) and how many residents it touched (columns). The count in each box is this home's, across all 11 health citations on file.
Severity
Isolated
Pattern
Widespread
Immediate jeopardy
0J
0K
0L
Actual harm
0G
0H
0I
Potential for more than minimal harm
9D
0E
2F
Potential for minimal harm
0A
0B
0C
April 21, 2026Standard inspection · 4 citations
- D Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to implement their abuse policy when Resident (#42) was involved in a verbal resident-to-resident altercation with Resident #83. Specifically, the facility failed to ensure facility staff who were aware of the incident reported the altercation to leadership immediately, but not later than 2 hours after the altercation, to allow for reporting, investigating, and implementing measures to prevent potential future altercations.
- D Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interviews, for one Resident (#42), of 22 sampled residents, the facility failed to ensure an allegation of abuse was reported timely to the state agency as required.
- D Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure one Resident (#2), in a total sample of 22 residents, received assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs). Specifically, Resident #2 was not provided set-up and supervision with eating as the assessments indicated.
- D Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and document review, the facility failed to ensure all drugs and biologicals used in the facility were stored in accordance with currently accepted professional principles. Specifically, the facility failed:1. To ensure two of two medication carts on the secured unit were locked when not in direct supervision of the licensed nurse; and2. For Resident #85, to ensure the Resident's lactase enzyme (medication that helps break down lactose, preventing symptoms like gas, bloating, and diarrhea when consuming dairy), albuterol inhaler (a medication that relaxes muscles in the airways, increasing airflow to the lungs, commonly used to treat conditions like asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), and analgesic balm (topical pain relief medication) were stored securely.
March 27, 2025Standard inspection · 0 citations
April 16, 2024Complaint inspection · 4 citations
- D Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Inspectors wroteBased on records reviewed and interviews for one of three sampled residents (Resident #1), the Facility failed to ensure his/her Minimum Data Set (MDS) Assessment accurately reflected his/her behaviors of wandering and repeated requests to go home, which contributed to a delay in developing a plan of care and implementing interventions to address these behaviors.
- D Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Inspectors wroteBased on records reviewed and interviews for one of three sampled residents (Resident #1), who upon admission wandered, verbalized to staff that he/she wanted to go home and had physician's orders for psychotropic medication for anxiety and depression, the Facility failed to ensure that upon admission, nursing developed and implemented a baseline care plan with interventions, treatments, goals, and outcomes that addressed the residents overall immediate care needs.
- D Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Inspectors wroteBased on records reviewed and interviews for one of three sampled residents (Resident #1), who upon admission exhibited wandering behavior and verbalized to staff that he/she wanted to go home, the Facility failed to ensure that the Interdisciplinary Team developed and implemented a person-centered comprehensive care plan with interventions, treatments, goals, and outcomes that addressed the resident's risk for wandering and/or elopement.
- D Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Inspectors wroteBased on records reviewed and interviews for one of three sampled residents (Resident #1), who upon admission exhibited wandering behaviors and had verbalized to staff that he/she wanted to go home, the Facility failed to ensure he/she was provided an adequate level of staff supervision to prevent an incident of elopement, when on 04/01/24 at approximately 3:30 P.M., despite his/her photograph being placed at the reception desk alerting staff to the fact he/she was identified as an elopement risk, he/she successfully eloped from the facility when the receptionist on duty let him/her out of the facility. Resident #1 was found at the home of a family member in another town.
January 31, 2024Standard inspection · 3 citations
- F Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
Inspectors wroteBased on interviews, the facility failed to employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service. Specifically, the facility failed to designate a person who met the minimum qualifications to serve as the Director of Food and Nutrition Services.
- F Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, policy review, and interview, the facility failed to follow their policy and professional standards of practice for food safety and sanitation to prevent the potential spread of foodborne illness to residents who are at high risk. Specifically, the facility failed to: 1. Ensure milk cartons stored in the milk chest and served to the residents were not expired; 2. Handle ready-to-eat food (food which does not require cooking or further preparation prior to consumption) utilizing proper hand hygiene to prevent cross contamination. In addition, ensure the use of gloves was limited to a single use task; 3. Ensure the floor in front of the food service line was maintained in a sanitary condition when food service operation was occurring; 4. Service the main kitchen ice machine per the facility policy; 5. [...]
- D Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and policy review, the facility failed to maintain and consistently implement an infection prevention and control program to provide a safe, sanitary, and comfortable environment and to help prevent the development and potential transmission of communicable diseases and infections for one Resident (#7), out of a total sample of 18 residents. Specifically, the facility failed to ensure Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP), including a gown, was consistently implemented during care.
Fire safety inspections
9 fire safety citations on file: 3 on April 21, 2026, 2 on March 27, 2025, 4 on January 31, 2024.
Every fire safety citation9 citations
- D Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- D Ensure that waiting areas, nurse’s stations, gift shops, and cooking facilities, open to the corridor are properly protected.
- D Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- F Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- D Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- D Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
- D Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- C Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- C Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines or payment denials against this home in the last three years. The national average is 0.9 fines per home.
Staffing
Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.
| Measure | This home | Massachusetts | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides) | 3.97 | 3.86 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.72 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 3.49 | 3.48 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 2.19 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.06 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 40.0% | 38.2% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 35.7% | 42.6% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 0 |
CMS expects 3.93 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.
Staffing by quarter, from daily payroll records
Every nursing home sends CMS its staff hours for each day (the Payroll Based Journal). Here they are added up by quarter. The latest quarter is the one behind the figures above. In January to March 2026, nursing staff hours per resident were 4.17 on weekdays and 3.49 on weekends, 16% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 5.3% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 3.97 in April to June 2025 to 3.97 in January to March 2026.
| Quarter | All nursing staff | Registered nurses | Weekdays | Weekends | Contract staff share | Days with no RN hours | Residents a day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.97 | 0.72 | 4.17 | 3.49 | 5.3% | 0 of 90 | 93 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 3.73 | 0.69 | 3.88 | 3.35 | 2.2% | 0 of 92 | 99 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 3.76 | 0.60 | 3.94 | 3.31 | 1.5% | 0 of 92 | 93 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 3.97 | 0.61 | 4.17 | 3.46 | 1.3% | 0 of 91 | 84 |
| United States, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.75 | 0.62 | 3.92 | 3.33 | 5.3% | 0.5% of days | |
| Massachusetts, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.79 | 0.61 | 3.94 | 3.41 | 5.0% | 0.4% of days |
Hours per resident per day: staff hours in the quarter divided by resident days (the daily census CMS derives from resident assessments). Registered nurses include the director of nursing and RNs with administrative duties; aides include nurse aides in training and medication aides, as in CMS's own staffing measure. How these are calculated.
Quality measures
The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.
| Measure | This home | Massachusetts | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 9.6 | 16.4 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 8.4 | 15.4 | 14.1 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 25.4 | 21.4 | 15.4 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 24.6 | 25.7 | 23.8 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 7.8 | 11.9 | 12.0 |
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
Owners and operators
Legal business name: SOUTH SHORE MEDICAL INVESTORS LLC. CMS links this home to Life Care Centers of America, a group of 194 nursing homes averaging 3.4 stars overall.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life Care Centers of America, Inc. | Direct ownership interest | Organization | 06/25/2014 | |
| Preston, Forrest | Indirect ownership interest | Individual | 06/25/2014 | |
| Corey, Samuel | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 08/08/2023 | |
| Davis, Susan | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 10/01/2015 | |
| Long, Zofia | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 07/01/1999 | |
| Cross, Cindy | Corporate officer | Individual | 10/30/2014 | |
| Henry, Terry | Corporate officer | Individual | 11/01/2014 | |
| Thurmond, Joan | Corporate officer | Individual | 06/25/2014 | |
| Life Care Centers of America, Inc. | Operational/managerial control | Organization | 06/25/2014 | |
| Corey, Samuel | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 08/08/2023 | |
| Davis, Susan | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 10/01/2015 | |
| Fletcher, Todd | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 05/01/2021 | |
| Lay, Lisa | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 04/24/2017 | |
| Long, Zofia | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 07/01/1999 | |
| Preston, Aubrey | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 11/27/2024 | |
| Preston, Forrest | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 06/25/2014 | |
| Stevenson, John | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 10/01/2023 | |
| Swanker, Richard | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 01/01/2022 | |
| Ziegler, James | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 11/01/2014 | |
| Life Care Centers of America, Inc. | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 10/31/2014 | |
| Corey, Samuel | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 02/13/2025 | |
| Preston, Forrest | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 10/31/2014 | |
| Stevenson, John | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 02/28/2025 |
As listed in the CMS ownership file, which names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the people and companies with operational or managerial control.
Questions to ask on a visit
Chosen from this home's own inspection record.
- When is the care plan meeting, and can family attend it?Inspectors cited 3 problems in this area, most recently on April 16, 2024: "Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment."
- How are allegations of abuse or neglect reported and investigated, and who tells the family?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on April 21, 2026: "Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft."
- How do you prevent falls and pressure injuries, and how are families told when one happens?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on April 21, 2026: "Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable."
- Can we see a week of menus and the kitchen, and how are special diets handled?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on January 31, 2024: "Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician."
Other nursing homes nearby
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- Queen Anne Nursing Home, Inc Hingham, 8.3 mi · 5 of 5 stars · 21 citations
- Linden Ponds Hingham, 8.6 mi · 4 of 5 stars · 6 citations
- Harbor House Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Hingham, 9 mi · 4 of 5 stars · 22 citations
- Webster Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Rockland, 9.8 mi · 5 of 5 stars · 14 citations
- Southshore Health Care Center Rockland, 10.1 mi · 1 of 5 stars · 61 citations
Common questions
- What is Life Care Center of the South Shore's Medicare star rating?
- CMS rates Life Care Center of the South Shore 5 out of 5 stars overall, with 4 for health inspections, 4 for staffing and 5 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
- How many deficiencies did Life Care Center of the South Shore get at its last inspection?
- 4 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on April 21, 2026. The Massachusetts average is 6.8.
- Has Life Care Center of the South Shore been fined?
- CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
- Does Life Care Center of the South Shore accept Medicaid?
- It is certified to take Medicaid (CMS lists it as "Medicare and Medicaid"). Certification does not mean a Medicaid bed is open: ask the admissions office.
- Who owns Life Care Center of the South Shore?
- CMS lists 23 owners and managers, and links the home to Life Care Centers of America. Legal business name: SOUTH SHORE MEDICAL INVESTORS LLC.
Sources
- Ratings, staffing and fines: CMS Provider Information, released September 30, 2026, data as of September 1, 2026.
- Citations: CMS Health Deficiencies and Fire Safety Deficiencies.
- Owners: CMS Ownership. Penalties: CMS Penalties.
- Staffing by quarter: CMS Payroll Based Journal Daily Nurse Staffing, April 2025 to March 2026, summed by NursingHomeClear.
- Inspector summaries: CMS Full Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567 text), data as of September 1, 2026. Each quote is the part of the statement before the detailed findings.
- Inspection reports with the inspectors' full notes are on this home's Medicare.gov page.
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